Senior Engineering Manager (BEML) Context & Personalisation

Sydney - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

What youd be doing in this role

As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think thats all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things youll be working on when you start but it will likely evolve.

As a Senior Engineering Manager in the Canva AI Supergroup youll lead the Context & Personalisation team the group responsible for making Canva AI feel uniquely tailored to every user.

As AI capabilities become increasingly commoditised Canvas long-term differentiation will come from how intelligently we apply user context preferences brand signals and history to create truly personalised AI experiences. This team builds the systems that power that vision from AI memory and brand awareness to context-aware generation and personalised creative workflows.

Youll guide the evolution of Canvas centralised context platform enabling teams across Canva to build powerful personalised AI experiences for millions of users worldwide.

At the moment this role is focused on:

Leading and coaching a multidisciplinary team of backend and machine learning engineers building Canvas context and personalisation systems
Defining and delivering the strategy and roadmap for Canvas centralised context platform and personalisation infrastructure
Developing capabilities such as AI Memory custom instructions and brand-aware AI generation that make Canva AI feel deeply personal
Designing scalable APIs and platform primitives that allow internal teams across Canva to build AI-powered experiences quickly and safely
Partnering closely with Product and Design leaders to identify high-impact opportunities to elevate Canva AI experiences
Driving adoption of context and personalisation capabilities across Canvas ecosystem from editor experiences to enterprise features
Growing and developing a high-performing engineering team while fostering strong cross-team collaboration

Youre probably a match if

Youre an experienced engineering leader who has built or scaled platform systems developer infrastructure or shared services
You combine strong technical depth with product thinking and enjoy shaping problems rather than waiting for specifications
You have experience working in or alongside AI machine learning recommendation systems or data-driven platforms
Youre comfortable operating in high-ambiguity fast-moving environments especially in emerging technology spaces
Youre passionate about developing engineers and building high-performing teams that shape strategy not just execute it
Youre curious about the evolving AI landscape and actively engage with tools like ChatGPT Claude or Copilot

Nice to have (but not essential):
Experience building context systems recommendation engines or personalisation pipelines
Experience working on platforms that serve multiple internal teams or product surfaces
Experience operating in high-growth product environments balancing platform investment and feature delivery

About the team

This role sits within Canva AI (Generative AI Supergroup) a group on a mission to ensure that by 2027 Canva is known not just as a design tool but as an AI creative partner for every individual team classroom and enterprise.

The Context & Personalisation team plays a uniquely strategic role within this vision. We operate at the intersection of product and platform building the systems that transform user data preferences brand context and creative history into meaningful AI intelligence.

The work we do powers personalised AI experiences across Canvas ecosystem helping millions of people create faster smarter and with greater confidence.

Whats in it for you

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard and we do but youll experience lots of moments of magic connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva too.

Heres a taste of whats on offer:

Equity packages we want our success to be yours too
Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers
An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support wellbeing connection and workspace setup
Flexible leave options so you can recharge give back and take care of what matters most

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Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills and passion as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture.

When you apply please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you dont feel like your skills quite match whats listed above we still want to hear from you.

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time

What youd be doing in this roleAs Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think thats all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things youll be working on when you start but it will likely evolve.As a Senior Engineering Manager in the Canva AI...